Just Spee | |
|---|---|
 KNVB World Coaches 10 years Anniversary | |
| President of the Royal Dutch Football Association | |
| Assumed office December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Michael van Praag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Just Spee 12 January 1965 Haarlem,Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit |
| Occupation | Football administrator Businessman |
Just Spee (born 12 January 1965) is a Dutch football administrator. Since 17 December 2019 he serves as President of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). [1]
Just Spee was born in Haarlem on 12 January 1965. After his Master Business/Managerial Econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit (Free University of Amsterdam),he started working in business. Spee has worked as a manager at companies such as Procter &Gamble,Philips,Rothmans and Alvarez &Marsal. In 2012 Spee became CEO of Endemol,the biggest independent TV producer in the world. Hereafter,Spee became CEO at Stage Entertainment. Just Spee is a member of the Supervisory Boards of various companies and civil society organizations such as the OLVG hospital (Amsterdam) and UNICEF Netherlands. Furthermore,he was a mentor for Future Female Leaders.
Just Spee played football at the Royal Haarlem Football Club (Koninklijke HFC). Later he became a member of the board of this football club. Spee had already come into contact with football during his career in business as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Eredivisie Media &Marketing CV. At the end of May 2019,Spee was elected as President of the KNVB. [2] In December 2019 he officially took office as the successor of Michael van Praag. [3]
Spee was elected as a member of the Executive Committee,the highest executive organ of UEFA,in April 2021.
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